Heather Nelson

Heather Nelson, MBA, CFRE is the Founder and President at boutique corporate fundraising consultancy, BridgeRaise, Heather helps nonprofits raise more money from companies. Having been around for over 6 years, BridgeRaise has worked with 100s of charities helping them build aligned corporate partnerships.

Prior to BridgeRaise, Heather has committed her entire career to the nonprofit sector. Heather was the first fundraiser at Food Banks Canada where she built and grew the corporate partnership program to a multi-million dollar program.

She is an experienced mentor and teacher, including having taught Introduction to Fundraising at Toronto Metropolitan University. Heather loves trees, her dog and being a hockey mom! She’s very active on linked in and would love to connect with you there: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonheather/